44.3% —
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 57.0%
- 2021: 44.3%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Kingsford · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Kingsford
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Nearly 13 percentage points fewer people in Kingsford spoke a language other than English at home in 2021 compared to five years earlier. Despite this drop, it remains a linguistically diverse area where 44.3% of residents use a language other than English.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
While English is the main language for 51.2% of the area, Mandarin (9.8%), Greek (6.2%), and Cantonese (3.7%) are also common. About 6.0% of people speak little or no English, which is a little above the national figure and a slight decrease since 2016.
6.0% ▼ -26.9%
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 6.0%
Share of people who use another language at home and speak English not well or not at all. No 2011 figure — that census only asked proficiency of overseas-born residents.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Language in Kingsford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/118021565/kingsford/topic/language